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Real-Time SMF Archiving vs. Batch: Mainframe Audit Data

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Why do most enterprises still archive mainframe SMF records in daily batches when the records are created continuously? VirtualZ Computing CTO Vince Re explains how real-time SMF archiving with PropelZ — VirtualZ's no-code tool for moving IBM Z mainframe data to the cloud — eliminates the data-loss window that batch processing leaves open, and unlocks capabilities batch simply can't deliver.

SMF (System Management Facilities) records are the mainframe's audit, security, and performance log. Batch SMF processing was designed for 1990s constraints — expensive bandwidth and local storage — and…

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